Martin Pearson, Neil Gaiman, Bernadine Nolen

By John Standish

Writer Neil Gaiman loves libraries, and was recently on stage with David Byrne. On the Conversation Hour today he discusses his work with co-host Martin Pearson, and they are joined by librarian Bernadine Nolen.

Writer Neil Gaiman has a Dalek on his desk, a reminder of the scripts he's written for Doctor Who. He's just been in Tasmania for the MONA FOMA festival, and did a bushfire benefit gig in Hobart with various artists including David Byrne.

He's left wife Amanda Palmer behind for this tour of Australia, and is in Melbourne for a sold out talk for the Wheeler Centre while she is with Paul Kelly in the USA.

Neil has written in various genres, from children's fantasy horror (Coraline, The Graveyard Book) to adult comics (Sandman). His forthcoming novel is "The Ocean at the End of the Lane."

On the Conversation Hour today Neil chats with co-host Martin Pearson about his collaborative work with Terry Pratchett amongst other things.

Martin sings a couple of songs, and they are joined by librarian Bernadine Nolen, young people and Southbank team leader for the Melbourne Library Service based at the Southbank Library at the new Boyd Community Hub.